12 Facts About Lorenzo Brentano

Lorenzo Brentano was a German revolutionary and journalist who served as President of the Free State of Baden during the 1849 Baden Revolution.

Lorenzo Brentano was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and in 1848 to the Frankfurt Parliament.

Lorenzo Brentano served as president of the provisional republic of Baden established by the revolutionists in 1849.

Lorenzo Brentano was sentenced to imprisonment for life after the failure of the revolution, but sought refuge in the United States via Switzerland.

Lorenzo Brentano established Der Leuchtturm, a German anti-slavery journal, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.

Lorenzo Brentano settled in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Lorenzo Brentano was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Chicago.

Lorenzo Brentano became editor-in-chief and principal proprietor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung from 1862 to 1867.

Lorenzo Brentano was appointed United States consul at Dresden in 1872 and served until April 1876.

Lorenzo Brentano was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress.

Lorenzo Brentano was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1878.

Lorenzo Brentano died in Chicago, and was interred in Graceland Cemetery.